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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/2094 I am only months into this sailing lifestyle, so please forgive any blatantly ignorant questions. I
Isomat outhaul 1980 model FlimFlamII at 6:50am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/517 The previous owner removed the internal outhaul purchase and I'm trying to determine how to install
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions danstanford at 6:07am 06.08.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1747 We have been quite successful in the light conditions by removing twist in both sails which adds pow
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 5:18am 06.08.22 Catalina 30 6/1440 My Catalina 30 is missing the wood trim pieces for the cabin top (some folks call eyebrows). The scr
Buff buff buff (1) SailingLoto at 4:52am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/827 Once you start, you can't stop... Pretty happy with my test spot. 12.5% done!
Wire Size rlongfield at 9:14pm 06.07.22 Catalina 22 61/4421 What gauge of wire should I be looking at? And what is the preferred connection method? My wiring ex
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1134 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 7:34pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2098 I am a new owner of a 1989 Tartan 31 Sirena in Jersey City, NJ. I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 k
Water leak from my keel joint Lusitano at 7:09pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/467 Hi, has anyone dealt with this keel leak problem on a 1984 hunter 34? I really want to take the kee
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe (1) Kingjus at 6:05pm 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1043 Has anyone engineered or found a cheep replacement for the hose that comes off the mixing elbow part
Cracking around inside fixed portlight (1) Walsh0575 at 6:02pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/464 I recently acquired my first boat (Express 35 Goman/Killing 1987) and have been spending lots of tim
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light (1) dkinzer at 5:10pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1142 I need to find a replacement bulb for the steaming light of our 41DS. The bulb (image attached) has
2" ( 51mm ) Odor Resistant Sanitation Hose, 2" Y connector (1) Jeff-Masala at 1:48pm 06.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/364 I have a European built boat that uses 51mm size (per the manufactuer's documentation, and it is vis
Lewmar Friction hinge replacement pfaffk at 12:42pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/330 Hi, I have a Hunter 290 with what I believe are Lewmar low profile hatches and portlights and I need
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump (2) thetone at 11:43am 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/723 Hello, I have a 1990 Volvo Penta Diesel Model 2003. This engine was put together in France by Benet
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2393 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/776 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? rgroothuis at 8:13am 06.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1389 Hi Beneteau Owners, In my Beneteau Oceanis 37 sailing boot from 2009 there is a 12 volt air pump i
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:32am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/416 Previous owner was tall, and raised our boom a foot. The boat is Bristol 41.1 center cockpit. The bo
2005 Macgregor for sale in WI Rbmolatore at 8:38pm 06.06.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/649 I saw this boat for sale. Registered to this site so I could try to get more information. If you do

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Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:34pm 08.04.24 Here's a good place to start : that. Did it ever occur to you "There may be a problem with the o
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:33pm 08.04.24 It is the "throttled back to idle" and it died that has me a little concerned along with the other
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:32pm 08.04.24 Yes the oil pressure switch can go bad and can leak a lot. Been there, done that, have the bills to
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:31pm 08.04.24 How many hours on the engine? Have you checked the oil level yet? No idea of the hours on the engi
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I checked the oil level a week before and it was good.
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I think the Commodorizer should be dumped over the gunwale Sorry, I have nothing of value to contr
The fog of shore kappykaplan at 4:17pm 08.04.24 Just not fun! :beer:
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 08.04.24
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge inkunzi at 3:49pm 08.04.24 Thank you Ralph Johnston for your reply. Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass shemandr at 3:26pm 08.04.24 39 years is pretty good service. I'm pretty sure it's off warantee. I think the best way to do a p
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 3:25pm 08.04.24 Take a look when your under way and watch other Hunters as they go by. A friend of mine has a 34 f
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) sailcapt340 at 2:46pm 08.04.24 My 340 does. Never been an issue for me, but it is noticeable.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 2:43pm 08.04.24 One shouldn't get so worked up about blisters. For a boat that's spent a lot of its time on a trai
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Tally Ho at 2:42pm 08.04.24
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Ralph Johnstone at 2:36pm 08.04.24 I have never seen my rub rail at the swim deck or sugar scoop in the water let alone under the wate
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 2:25pm 08.04.24 No not for me. I am a day sailor and there is a good chance I am under loaded. This was posted on a
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) Tally Ho at 2:19pm 08.04.24
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:10pm 08.04.24 There's actually a much easier way that doesn't require installing anything but a tee in the sink dr
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 08.04.24 Is this true? For you and me it's true. Any reason for your concern ? If you look on the interi
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 2:06pm 08.04.24 How many hours on the engine? Have you checked the oil level yet?

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